Eating Dangerously: Why the Government Can't Keep Your Food Safe ... and How You Can

by Jennifer Brown and Michael Booth

Book Overview

Americans are afraid of their food. And for good reason. In 2011, the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in a century delivered killer listeria bacteria on innocuous cantaloupe never before suspected of carrying that pathogen. Nearly 50 million Americans will get food poisoning this year. Spoiled, doctored or infected food will send more than 100,000 people to the hospital. Three thousand will die. We expect, even assume, our government will protect...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442222662
• ISBN13: 9781442222663
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"